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President Ronald Reagan appeared hip in the sense that he was of good cheer, canny and young at heart, minus annoying attitude. (THE WASHINGTON TIMES)

Inside the Beltway: Does America need a hip GOP?

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Paul Ryan: Immigration legislation unlikely in ‘14

By PHILIP ELLIOTT - Associated Press

"The Canadians are going to go get this oil. The question is whether they send it to us or to the Chinese. I'd rather it come here to America," said Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

After favorable review, Keystone pipeline faces one hurdle — politics

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

** FILE ** President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Search begins for Obama presidential library site

By JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2013, file photo, Native Americans match with other protestors from the National Mall to the White House in Washington during a rally calling on President Barack Obama to reject the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada. Obama is running out of reasons to say no to Keystone XL, the proposed oil pipeline that’s long been looming over his environmental legacy. Five years after the pipeline’s backers first asked the Obama administration for approval, the project remains in limbo. It’s stuck in a complex permitting process that has enabled Obama to put off what will inevitably be a politically explosive decision. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Obama running out of reasons to reject Keystone XL

By NEDRA PICKLER and JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

**FILE** President Obama pauses as he speaks about the new health care law during a White House Youth Summit on Dec. 4, 2013, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. Americans who already have health insurance are blaming President Barack Obama's health care overhaul for their rising premiums and deductibles, and overall 3 in 4 say the rollout of coverage for the uninsured has gone poorly. (Associated Press)

Obama gets blowback in online chat on Obamacare

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

O’Malley raised nearly $1.7M for PAC last year

By BRIAN WITTE - Associated Press

**FILE** Protesters opposed to the Keystone XL pipeline hold signs outside the office of Rep. Lee Terry, Nebraska Republican, in Omaha, Neb., on July 26, 2011. (Associated Press)

Keystone XL oil pipeline clears big hurdle

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - This Dec. 24, 2013 file photo shows one possible location in the Kakaako district of Honolulu to be considered for the Barack Obama Presidential Library. The location is considered prime real estate with views of the ocean and Koolau mountains. Casting an eye beyond his presidency, President Barack Obama is giving his blessing to a new foundation that will plan his presidential library and build a lasting monument to his legacy. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner)

Obama presidential library search kicks off

By Josh Lederman - Associated Press

** FILE ** President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama presidential library search kicks off

By JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

President Barack Obama greets supporters after speaking at McGavock High School on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014, in Nashville, Tenn. Also pictured is former Vice President Al Gore, behind. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)

Obama asks CEOs for help hiring long-term jobless

By JIM KUHNHENN - Associated Press

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: On e-cigarette petition, administration blowing smoke

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

In this Jan. 28, 2014, photo President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington. A Democratic push to boost the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour is a long shot in Congress this election year, even after President Barack Obama made it a centerpiece of his State of the Union address. (AP Photo)

Obama mum as Russia violates arms treaty forged by Reagan

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid rejected giving President Obama "fast-track" authority that would limit lawmakers to an up-or-down vote on trade deals, without amendments. "I think everyone would be well-advised just not to push this right now," said the Nevada Democrat. (ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS)

White House scrambles to save trade agenda

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

These police booking mugs made available by the Miami Dade County Corrections Department show pop star Justin Bieber, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014. Bieber and singer Khalil were arrested early Thursday for allegedly drag-racing on a Miami Beach Street. Police say Bieber has been charged with resisting arrest without violence in addition to drag racing and DUI. Police also say the singer told authorities he had consumed alcohol, smoked marijuana and taken prescription drugs. (AP Photo/Miami Dade County Jail)

Deport Bieber petition succeeds — earns votes for White House response

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama delivers the State of Union address before a joint session of Congress in the House chamber Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, in Washington, as Vice President Joe Biden, and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, applaud. (AP Photo/Larry Downing, Pool)

CURL: State of the Union moot as Obama becomes irrelevant

By Joseph Curl

Text of Obama’s State of the Union address

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

** FILE ** President Obama, a former community organizer who understood the power of building collective action, decided to update the practice for the 21st century and announced the We the People project in 2011. (Associated Press)

White House’s ‘We the People’ petition site slows to a trickle

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this Jan. 23, 2014, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Obama hiking minimum pay for new federal contracts

By Jim Kuhnhenn - Associated Press

President Barack Obama takes the podium to give his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday Jan. 28, 2014. Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio are behind the president. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Text of Obama’s State of the Union address

By The Associated Press - Associated Press